The Straits Times, 18 June 1941

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    38 1 FINAL EDTN. The Straits Times fBRTABIJSHKD NBARLT A CKHTTTRTI MALAYA'S LEADING NEWSPAPER LARGEST NET SALES ]fi PA(JKS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1941 PRICE 5 CKNTS. The Straits Times 16 PAGES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1941 PRICK 5 CENTS.
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      1539 2 SITUATIONS VAC A_NT_ WANTED Energetic Salesman-Collector U> canvass well known make of Sewing Machines In Singapore. Salary and Commission. Apply Box No. 638. Straits Times. BBEWERY requires European, not older thar. 25 years, for training In Cellar and Brewhouse wort Experience unnecessary but willingness to do manual labour during training
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      792 2 LOST LOST, Siamese Cat, female, imwii u Susie. Police notified. Reward on return U 10 Crescent Flats. Katoog. FOR HIRE REFRIGERATOR— New or Oted Pbooe 13.'? BOARD RESIDENCE EAST ANGLIA. 6 Oxley BUe. cool and ewiet Terms rnodeiate Tele. 4390 MOENING8IDE. 323. River Valley Rd. A few vacancies occur now.
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      560 3 SHIPPING ANNOUNCEMENTS (Incorporated tn Japan) GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS FOR CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE. P. 0. BRITISH INDIA AND APCAR LINE. (Incorporated in Ent»!and» PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N CO. MAIL PASSENGER AND C\R<«O SERVICE. The best possible services are being main Ulned b, the P. O S. N Co., from
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      414 3 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. Frequent Sailings to United Kingdom. Date* are not guaranteed, all cargo bookings subject to Conference War Clauses. WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE SHORTEST SEA ROUTE AT THE CHEAPEST FARE Regular Services to Fremantle (Perth) via Java by first class passenger ships. Single fare $192 (A £28)
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      110 3 "GOLD LLAI" Tra is at nearly pe.frct a< Tea can be made, and no expense t> spared U make It the best offered, U users Highgrade Tea. wiMa* 3^ 1 i«i l i,rTr^ ww -ia*!* s &^^^f jr^^^so^^j r^^"'''™isilPßS** ***^^B IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. The following steamers are being delivered to the
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      81 3 RETIRING RESIDENTS! There is oo need to withdraw youi financial inietest? when you go. The British Malaya Trustee Executor Co., Ltd., FUULERTON BUILDING SINGAPORE. was formed (o deal with voui Deeds, and oflers at moderate costSKILL. KNOWLEDGE PERMANENCE. SECURITY and will be pleased to discuss youi requirements. jpJ^T\ i B.R.C.
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      180 3 Broadcasting TO-DAY SINGAPORE zhl 1.333 mn fl>w XHP1 9.69 OH 1% (3«96 m.) (ZIIP2 6.115 nt/l «8.58 m.l ZHP3 MS m*/» (41 3> ZBL. 2BPI £Hn 5 pm. Teochew music by Tan Ke< Moh and his Party. (From the Studio); 5.35 p m. News In Cantonese; 5.50 p.m. Hokkien muslct;
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      187 3 Rlmsky-Korsakovt; 10.15 p.m. Headline news; 10.20 p.m. London LetUr. By 81r Frederick Whyte. Relayed from London: 10.35 p.m. Jay Wilbur and hi* Bandt, 10.45 p.m. Warning to Mariners. Clow down. (ZHFSI 5 p.m. 'Lagu Melayu caman lnl"t; 5.50 p m. Hindustani music£; 6 Oo o.m. Hews In Hindustani; 6.20 p.m.
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      591 3 EMPIRE STATION ■cmea treqnenc) ■irbea'ale: Eastern TraminisOaii (IS M I1S6 »JB GSV-I7JI ■e/s: 16.64 Metres »n« GSI 15.14 Fnm 905 ».m ll.S* OSU— ll.W •M/S: «5.S1 melrra North AaMrtras IransmisMoo GSD: OSC III metre Band) as* O*» (IMS tm— 9.6* •«/•> a 15 p.m. London Calling; 6. JO p.m. Newi;
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    UTAN SIMPAN EARNS $77,898
    152 4 Dividend Raised To 15 Per Cent. A NET profit of $77,898 was earned by Utan Slmpan Rubber Co., Ltd In the year ended December last. This compares with $33,504 in the preceding year. Interim dividends totaling 15 per cent were paid (the second interim di"ldend of
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    WORKERS SUPPORT POLITICAL TRUCE
    222 4 Union Chief's Tribute To Mr. Churchill London, June 18. SUPPORT for continuation of the political party truce agreed to among the Conservative, Liberal and Labour par.ies :n Britain when Mr Winston Churchill became Prime Minister was given yesterday at the ainual conference of the Amalgamated Engineering
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    Total Effort Against Total War'
    198 4 Total Effort Against Total War' New York. June 17. j "yHE enemy is at her gate* and approacbI ing oui «nores— there will be time I enough to check on cosU and crediU when we all know whether the world Is to be slave frT" *•*> >«r. W. L. Mackenzie
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    20 4 IN the first half of June Tcngkah Compound No. 4 produced 398 piculs ?Llln"o? >c and Satupulom produced 100 picUiS.
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    AROUND THE MARKETS
    499 4 Share Sections Firm: U.E.s Advance To $10 (By Our Financial Correspondent) Singapore, June 18. THE share markets continued quietly 1 firm yesterday with Improvement noticed in several counters. In the dollar tin section the feature was the demand which developed for Hong Fatt which, after business at
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    TIN PRODUCTION ACCELERATED
    85 4 MALAYA'S tin production la being accelerated and exports in May were almost equal to the proportionate monthly quota. Statistics issued this morning show May exports at 8,243 tons. compared with a monthly allowance at 134 per cent, of standard tonnage, of 8 378 Una. The cumulative deficit
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    WALL STREET
    64 4 Dow Jones Averages New York, June 17. THE following were the Dow Jdms Averages when the New Yerk Sto:k B_ se closed to-day and yesterday: 30 Industrials 20 Ra.l15 Utilities 40 Bcnda Commodity Index Stock sale* June 16 June 17 121.95 123.12 28 97 28 19 17.55 17
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    TIN FIRMER IN LONDON
    64 4 London. Jane 17. TiK opened firmer. The turnover was 1 325 tons. The market continues to make headway despite sizable srri !>r selling. Th? rise encouraged broader British consumer buying. One nrm bought 100 tons In a single transaction toward the close. After offlcla! hours the
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN.
    62 4 CHA MBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSN. m»i«itt%T. Jam* m. BM a. aarcn Seltan ■ft IX US (S*Mt Ink) j» X j» IX US. («D r» pflMi r^« ml. ufJSL. J J 7 Uii It FUTIIBC QUOTATION* SttVA. ea KttWerH te^»» July-Seyt. 29 s»4« Oet.-De* 17H ST% Ja*u-Mar. Js>, 2*Ji Tone
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    UNITED KINGDOM TIN STOCKS RISING
    38 4 (From Our Own Correspondent.) S London, June 17. TOCKS of tin In the United Kingdom are rising rapidly as the result of the ban on re-exports and total stocks are now 3,373 tons
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    EXCHANGES
    188 4 rte foUewing art txet_«r rate* ttn morning according v.< dally en-pclar uroc w tne Honckonf ano Shanghai BanHm OorDoraUon:— SELLING London T.T j/4 I/JJ London demand 3/4 3 3j Switzerland 'T.T. only) 202 46 New York demand 47 io Montreal demand ti. tfi Batavia demand W. 71 Samarang demand
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    FREIGHT MARKET
    34 4 London, June 17. »T«HE freight market was idle but firm. There were orders for Indo-Chtna anthracite and Calcutta coal, mainly to the East, and also for Rangoon rice to Shanghai at 150/-.—Reuter.
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    26 4 THE amount of currency notes In circulation on June 1, was $179,5»4.8M only a U:tle short or the all-t me record figure which occurred In 1921.
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    98 4 Binfapore. June 18 Hamburg Cube $12 15 J»»m Cube ,UOO Mtart M 25 ■un Drtod v so V-, White Muntofc $14 75 s^'p $14J5 «"»<* 1715 >«oi noar No Linar» S4.M r^r »4M M.M 8«»wmlt $4SO ('•ntoro Uedium-PIaJH v s Small Pearl M 2S Palembaag tuno B*
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    AMERICAN TINPLATE FOR EMPIRE
    70 4 Cardiif. June 17 At the British Government's instance the United States has already shipped nearly 30,000 tons of tinplate to South America and to the Empire, especially to Austra'ia and New Zealand. British tinplaters could produce these supplies but the necessity to conserve shipping indicates that
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    GERMAN PRESSMAN'S SUICIDE ATTEMPT
    66 4 New York. June 17 Mr Byron Uhl, District J_f of the United States Immigration Service, said to-day that Quenther Toon, former chief of the German Trans-Ocean news service, mai* a slight Incision in his throat and a small rut in one wrist with a raaor Made
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    KREISLER "WILL PLAY AGAIN AS BEFORE"
    70 4 New York, June 17. FRITZ KREISLER, the famous violinist. was discharged from hospital to-dny ana his condition was described as good. His wife stated to-day that he woul-.l play again "as he has always played." Kreirier, who is M. was knocked down by a
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    CREEK WARSHIPS JOIN MEDITERRANEAN FLEET
    46 4 London, June 17. A CRUISER, seven destroyers, two torpedo-boats and five submarines of the Greek nary have reached Alexandria and have now Joined the British Mediterranean fleet, announced a senior officer of the Oreek navy In a broadcast from London today.—Reuter.
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    CHINA TAX REFORM IS ANNOUNCED
    219 4 Food Control Will Be Enforced This Year Chungking, June 18. DLANS to make the wealthy pay a bigger share of taxation and to readjust the main sources of revenue were outlined by Generalissimo Chitnf? .ai-shek address.ng the national finance conference here. He said the Chinese
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    CORPORAL SAVES CATHEDRAL
    209 4 Dug Three Days For Big Delayed Action Bomb London, June 18. />NE of the m.n of the famous bemb V* disposal squad who saved St. Paul's Cathedral l_t September, by removing a one-ton h^gh explosive delayed action bomb buried in the siuth-wesu corner cf the cathedral, was
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    China-Burma Frontier Dispute Settled
    130 4 Chungking. June 18. THE delimitation of the fron ier between China and Burma has been finally settled after prolonged negotiations, Reuter learns from wellinlornicd sources It is expected that an agreement between the Chinese and British Governments will be signed shortly Reuter. London. June 17. TTHE
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      1014 4 PUBLIC NOTICES. MALAYA PUBLISHING HOUSE, LIMITED. (Incorporated In Straits Settlement!) NOTICE to hereby siren that the Annual Oeoeral Meeting of the Company will ba held at the Registered Office* of tht Company at 71-77. Stamford Bead. Singapore, at 12 noon on Thursday. 28th June 1941. Notice to also Hereby gtren
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      195 4 DONATIONS TO THE WAR FUND THE following dinatlons to The Wai Pund are recorded to-day:— J. I. Dawson -750 Transferred from Penanc I being 214 th instalment of j contributions made through the Pinang Gazette and Straits Echo 126.88 "I*", La) ang Layang, Johore 3N Ootram Road School 1M Singapore
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    London Stock Exchange
    372 5 [n vestment Demand Makes Firm Close Ix>ndon, June 17. rrli-i stocK Exchange to-day, after early hesitancy, closed generally firm under the Influence of resumption of fair InvrtBi n{ demand K4<M li HI rails and Industrials -lijhtly higher on balance. Kaffirs ecmlmird t:> advance on ireful support and
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    NEW YORK TIN AND RUBBER PRICES
    76 5 New York, June 17 The following were the prices of Straits tin and rubber in cents per pound, on the commodity exchange today TIN Jnne 1G June 17 Spot 52>'« 52^8 June 52.15 52.25 July 52.00 5225 August 51.90 52.10 September 51.80 52.00 KI'KRKR
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    MINCING LANE PARTLY DESTROYED BY BOMBS
    47 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) London. June 17. MINCING LANE, home of the rubber dealing and broking interests, was partly destroyed In a recent Nail Blitz. The office of Lewis and Peat, prominent brokers, were destroyed but. fortunately, there were no casualties.
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    PENGKALEN PROFIT RISES TO £78,879
    33 5 (From Our Own Correspondent) London, 3\ne 17. "THE net profit of Pengkalen Ltd. for the year ended September last was £78,879. compared with £21,980 in the preceding year.
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    MAIL ARRIVALS AND DISPATCHES
    83 5 Malls close at the General Post Office M follows:— TO-MOREOH Australia air 4 p.m. Java t a.m. 4 p.m. Mew Zealand air 4 p.m. •-'alembang air 9 a.m. ARRIVALS Mails from Java It Sumatra (air) general delivery 3.30 p.m. to-day. Mails from Indo-China (air) general delivery
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    List Of Current Dividends
    196 5 Issued bv the Malayan Sharebrokertf Association. Singapore, June 17. own**, Tm arMBid pSX """iT^-. Burma Malay 6d. No. 27 June 34 June JO June «H% Hitam 10% tnl. June 16 June 21 June 17 Kamuntlng Tin 5% Int. less tai June 11 June i7 June 1«
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    Malayan Sharebrokers Assn. Singapore Quotations
    1163 5 TUESDAY, JUNE IT, 1941: 4 P.M. ■MM Baren Seller* Ampat (sc> Si Sd 3* td Austral Amal. Tl IH4 M Austral Mala* (I) S* 6d 34i 6d Ayer Hltam <ssj I7i 18s Ayer Weng ($1) .*> Banfjnr Tin t« 13» 80 I 4» Batu Selangor
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      127 5 DO YOU WANT TO HELP THE BRITISH WAR EFFORT? The SIMPLEST and SPEEDIEST *roy YOU can help WIN THE WAP is to e*ive refcular DONATIONS to THE WAR FUND durinfc the Current Year Can You Afford $1 per month? Can You Afford $10 per month? Can You Afford $100 per
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      142 5 SINGAPOKE TIDE TABLES To-aay H W 5 m. 7.2 ft; 5.S8 p.m. 7.6 ft. L.W. 11.14 a.m. 3.3 ft. To-morrow H.W. 6.21 a.m. 7.2 ft: 6.51 p.m. 8 ft. L.W. 00.21 a.m. 3.6 ft: 1216 noon 39 It. Friday. June SO H W. 7.40 a.m. 7.2 ft: 7.41 p.m. 8.3
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    AUSTRALIA'S WAR EFFORT TO BE VASTLY EXTENDED & SPEEDED UP
    900 7 AUSTRALIA'S WAR EFFORT TO BE VASTLY EXTENDED SPEEDED UP MEW measures to intensify Australia's war effort to colossal proportions were announced by Mr. R. G. Menzies, Australian Prime Minister, in a nationwide broadcast from Canberra last night. His proposals, says United Press, include a new Minister of Supply, a special
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    Women May Take R.A.A.F. Clerical Posts
    73 7 Canberra, June 17. MR. J. MrEwen, Commonwealth Minister for Air. announced to-day that the Government was considering the absorption of *otnen in clerical duties in the R.A.A.F.. release of physically fit men of flrhtinc axe fer active service, and increase in the ace limits
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    IMPLIED APPEAL FOR SPEEDY U.S. AID
    52 7 New York, June 17. •■pHE phrase "time Is short" used by 1 Mr Churchill. British Prime Minister, In his radio talk to Rochester University yrstrrday has been plrked out and stressed by American radio commentators who hold it to be Implied appeal for speedy
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      262 7 RAFFLKJHOTEL TO-NIGHT DINNER DANCE (informal) 8 pjn. to midnight DINNER $1— NO BALLROOM ADMISSION CHARGE Saturday LUWCH IN THE BALLROOM GRILL SFECMl ONiCSTMl CftCEtl frf RAFFLES ORCtESTM SUNDAY BVSNOfC O* THE PALM COURT MILITARY BAND CONCERT 830 to 10.30 p.m. j By tbt Bat* tt m MANCHESTER REGIMENT DINNER AND
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    The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1941 (655th Day Of The War.) Neglected Heroism
    1201 8 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1941 (655th Day Of The War.) Neglected Heroism "Finally, I wish to pay a very high tribute to the officers and men of our Mercantile Marine— the last war earned them laurels enough, but in this war they are even exceeding themselves. I
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    HOW THE IMPERIAL FORCES CONQUERED ERITREA
    3360 8 Gen. Heath Tells Story Of Courage Endurance CEATED in his office somewhere in Malaya, Lieut-Gen. v Sir Lewis Macclesfield Heath, K.8.E., 2 8., C 1.E., D.5.0., M.C., who commanded an Indian division in Eritrea, related to a representative of the Straits Times, the enthralling
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      378 8 Ring up 2483 for all Photographic Requirements Whether it .la an Inexpensive baby Brownie or an expensive Cine Kodak we have stocks to meet your requirements. Developing, Printing and Enlarging undertaken. GIAN SINGH and Company. Men's Tailors and Outfitters. Drapers and House Furnishers. 4 Battery Rd. i i Singapore. These
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      72 8 TANGUN CLUB (Mem bers on ly) W. 18 7.20 p.m.— 10 CONCERT Th. 19—7.30 pm.— 10— CONCERT Ft. Zt— 7.M pm— COCKTAIL DANCE Sat U— «.J0 p.m.— t a-m.— CONTEST DANCE Su. It— 1 30 ».m.-3 p-m,— CONCEST M. 7.00 pm.— 9— CONCERT Tm. 14— «.J0 pm.— 45— BRIDGE W.
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    GERMAN FORCES AT SOLLUM MAY BE CUT OFF
    273 9 Great Tank Battle Fought Near Pass BRITAIN HAS MORE PLANES IN EGYPT THAN EVER BEFORE Wavell Able To Conduct Two-Front Offensive THE German and Italian forces still holding out at Sollum are in danger of being cut off by the operations proceeding
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    R.A.F. Active In Middle East
    191 9 Support To Forces In Libya And Syria Cairo, June 18. RAF. support of British forces in c Libyan and Syrian battles »nd heavy raids on Bengh?zl and other em-my bases are high spate of the R A.F. communique Issued here yesterday. The communique says, "Cyrenaica:
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    JAPAN'S TROUBLES IN CHINA MOUNT
    315 9 U.S. Aid Likely To Be Increased Soon London, June 18. rE visit to Tokio of Wang Ching-wei, leader of the puppet Nanking Government, forms the text of a leader n The Times, headed "Rival Puppets in CI The' Times says that according to j Chinese
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    Six Attacks On Illustrious
    203 9 London, June 18. rwas revealed last night how the alrcraft-carr er Illus.rious beat off six heavy a. tacks by enemy aircraft on Jan 10, and In spite of her damage reached port in safety. The first attack was by torpedo bombers, but the Illustrious avoided them
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    WAR MAY LAST 4 MORE YEARS
    148 9 Stimson On Long Emergency Ahead Washington, June 17. «UOC face the prospect of a lonf war," the United States Secretary for War, Mr. Henry L. Stimson, told a committee of the House of Representatives to-day, indicating that the war might well last another four
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    Big R.A.F. Raid On French Coast
    139 9 13 Nazi Fighters Shot Down Over Channel London, June 18. THIRTEEN Oerman fighters were des- troyed in engagements with British fighters during large-scale RAF. offensive operations last evening over the Channel and occupied territory. Ten British fighters are miss'.ng. Newspapermen reported that the mid
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    No U.S. Embargo On Oil To Japan
    87 9 Washington, June 17. The general policy of the United States regarding shipments of oil to Japan has not been altered by the Interven.ion of Secretary of the Interior. Mr. Harold Ick.es, to prevrnt the shipment of lubneat on oil from Philadelphia to Japan,
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    MORE FINDING JOBS IN GREAT BRITAIN
    42 9 London. June It. THE unemployed In Great Britain numbered 280,312 on May 12 which Is nearly SOO 000 fewer than on May 20 last year and nearly 30 000 fewer than the previous months figure Reuter
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    ALLIES CONTINUE ADVANCE DESPITE VICHY ATTACKS
    526 9 Syrian Fighting Intensified Cairo, June is. DESISTANCE by Vichy troops in Syria, which it was hoped X could be avoided has now developed, and they have struck back in the centre, which has led to fighting with AUied troops. It has, however, made no
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    Watch On Nazis In America
    86 9 Washington, June IS. I TNITED SUtes border patrols and customs oUcera were s»lert last nirht to prerent any of th« 330 00ft German national* in tne United SUtes from leaving the country, pendinr further instractions. Apart from the official explanation, other reasons are hinted at.
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    Moscow Is Calm But Ready
    233 9 Black-out Re-introduced In Rumanian Capital Moscow, June 18. A LARMIST foreign reports of the imminence of a SovietGerman conflict are not supported by any external evidence in Moscow to-day which Is probably the calmest European capital, with none of the nervousness reflected in the dispatches
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    New Nazi-Soviet Agreement?
    213 9 London, June 18. IMPORTANT non-British diplomatic quarters here ore vitally Interested I in German-Russian relations and O- press the view that Hitler and Stalin may conclude a new agreemert to avert armed conflict. A spokesman lor one foreign power »v«Kesfcd y»»t«-cUiy th»t Stalm would proVUtooally awmpt G«in»n
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    HAD TO PAY HIS WIFE £5,000 A YEAR
    175 9 Nairobi. June 18. MAJOR SIR DELVES BROUOHTON. ™I 53-year-old baronet, was questioned about his marriage settlement when his trial on a charge of murderIng the Earl of Erroll. 39-year-old peer, was resumed here to-day. He said, he was required to pay his
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    MORE REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE AZORES
    58 9 London. June 17. A DETACHMENT of sailors has left Lisbon for the Azores to reinforce the naval base at Ponta Delgada, states a Lisbon dispatch to Vichy. The sailors took with them a quantity of war materials. A contingent of troops from Lisbon has already
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    ROME BREAK WITH U.S. IN MONTH?
    43 9 Rome. June 18. •T*HE majority of Ameri-an corres- pondents in Rome believe that there will be a complete and official breaking off of relations between the I'nited fixates and Italy before the middle of July.— United Press.
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    NAZIS PROTEST TO U.S. OVER CLOSING OF CONSULATES
    310 9 Germany Said Now To Be Working For Show-down With America Washington, June 17. fERMAN V has lodged a sharp protest with the United States against the closing of the consulates, states the German news scrency. Reports reaching Washington indicate that a break
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    Nazis Retaliate Against U.S.
    240 9 New Order Concerning American Property Berlin, June 17. AMERICAN property' In Germany Is object of immediate retaliatory action by the German Government Berlin announces that "by an order of the President, the Government of the United States on June 14 announced th? freezing of all German
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    ACTION ON ROBIN MOOR SOON
    118 9 Was'ilrgtjn June 17 i fHB basic charges '.jalnst Germiny for 1 sinking the Aaier ca.i fregnter. Robin Moor ha»e cot b?*n arT!"c--d by th? arrival of the ir.lsslng r,rvivor-. at C»pe Town. declared Mr. Bumner Welles, the United i States Under-Secretary ct 3'ate to-day. :e-
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    NAZIS DENY BOMBING OF DUBLIN
    46 9 "Berlin, June 18. THE Oerman reply to the recent Eivann protest against the bombbig of Dublin was dispatched yesterday. It says a careful Investigation r*as fail- j ed In any way to confirm that German p anes were responsible.— United Press.
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    WAR FUND ADVANCES BY MORE THAN $2,000
    382 10 $750 Largest Individual Gift Acknowledged To-day ASIATIC STAFFS CONTINUE TO GIVE STEADY SUPPORT MEWS of the progress of The War Fund is rather better to-day. The gross total is advanced by a little over $2,000 to $5,612,999. The largest individual gift received since
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    32 10 London, June 18. FRESH Belgian colonial troops are in line r in Africa, announces a communique issued at Leopoldville. Belgian Congo Effectives in Abyssinia and In western Gallas are being reinforced. Renter.
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    NEW X.L.M. SERVICE TO MIDDLE EAST
    119 10 BKGINNING from to-morrow, the X.1..M. will operate a biweekly passenger and mail servke between Singapore and the Middle East with the object of relieving 8.0.A.C. of extremely heavy loads of mail to and from Australia. In Singapore, the mails will be transferred to Qantas
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    HONG KONG'S GOVERNOR
    75 10 Sir Mark Young Appointed THE Colonial Office announces the I appointment of new Governor and Commander-in-Chief for Hong Kong Sir Mark Aitchison Young, who at present holds the same position in Tanganyika. Sir Mark succeeds Sir Geoff ry Alexander Stafford Northcote. who is relinquishing the Hong Kong
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    BLACK-OUT EXERCISES
    326 10 Most Extensive Yet Held START TO-DAY AND END ON FRIDAY A LL is set for the two-day air raid exercises which will take place all over Malaya beginning to-day and ending at 6 a.m. on Friday. To-night's exercises might aptly be; described as a rehearsal for the "big
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    42 10 SLondoij. June 17. IR STAFFORD CRIPPS, British Ambassador in Moscow, was recei/ed by the King at Buckingham Palace to-day and remained in conversation with him for a considerable time. Sir Stafford is at present in London for consultations with the Government Reuter.
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    STORY OF GREAT U.S. FOOTBALL COACH
    247 10 At The Cinema ■Knutt Rockne, All-American" (Pat OBr.cn, Gale Face. Kofuld Xf K >n and Donald Crisp) Warner Bros At the Alhambra Theatre. ROCKNE Is Dead." Those headlines a few years ago brought tears and sorrow to millions of young American boys, who Idolized
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    22 10 SIR PHILIP JOIBERT. a picture taken during a visr. to Singapore in 1959, when he was Air Officer Commanding, X./1.1-. in India.
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    INQUIRY OPENS INTO DEATH OF TWO LABOURERS DURING RIOT
    1552 10 (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, June 17. vyiTH the express purpose of enabling members of the public who wished to give evidence to do so. Mr. A. D. York, District Officer, Kuala Selangor, who ft*; M coroner to-day in the
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    AMUSEMENTS
    111 10 inunM IWHU:S HOTEL Dinner <Si Dwaoc 'Informal) g p in. to Midnight. CKKAT WOULD Cabaret: f> pm. to Midinnia. Globe: Chan Murder Cruise. Bky: No Sho». HAPPY THKATKJ-: (lU|>pv HorUi bow. Seaside: No She*. NEW IVORI.It Talkies, Theatres and Cinemas, Sklr fjhow. Cabaret, Dancing. QUEENS. OCTLANQ The Ist Hebel
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    BRITAIN LOCATES NAZI AIRCRAFT BY RADIO
    865 10 Technicians Needed To Operate Wonder Device ANE of the most important and closely guarded secrets of w the war was revealed in London last night— it is the use of what is known as "radio location for detecting the presence of enemy aircraft and
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    NAZI PROPA GANDA HAS NO EFFECT ON MALAYS
    788 11 Significant Failure Of Bid Over Rashid Ali Affair r' was significant that Nazi propaganda over the Rashid AH affair in Iraq failed completely to create any impression among the Malays said Capt. N. M. Hashim, broadcasting from Singapore last night in the
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    Colony War Loan Oversubscribed
    125 11 Til 2 Straits Settlement! three per cent. $10,000,000 War Loan, which was floated on Monday, has been oversubscribed. However, subscription lists will remain open until n 'Hi f-morrow This is the second Colony War Loan, the first having; amounted to 525.000.00 V. The second F M.S.
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    EXTORTED $2 FROM COOK
    183 11 Whipping Prison For Chinese VTEO Kheng Hia, a young Hainan»se baker's assistant, was sentenced to eight strikes of the rotan and six months' rigorous imprisonment, in the Singapore secend court yesterday *hen he wps convicted on a charge of extortion. Yeo was alleged to have extorted
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    CORONER RECORDS VERDICT OF SUICIDE
    149 11 QUEK Jee Cheow, 43-year-old Hnlnanese who had" been unsmployed for several months, was found dying fr^m a self-administered dose of ccrroSive poison In his house in Noordln Lane, on the morning of June 1. stated Que': Keng Ngee, a coffee shop proprietor, in the Singapore
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    INDIAN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL AT ASSIZES
    170 11 P. CHANDER. a 21 -year-old English-speak-ing Indian, who »as alleged to have stolen a cheque belonging to Sabapathy Bala Subra- maniam and using as genuine a forged cheque, on May 10, was committed for trial at the next Assizes, at the conclusion of the
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    APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCES DISMISSED
    107 11 HOLDINQ that there was ample evidence of common Intent of commltlng thej murder and that each of them had taken an active part in it, the President (Sir Percy McElwalne) of the Comt of Criminal Appeals dismissed the appeal yesterday of j an Indian Mohammedan.
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    MALAYA'S CLAIMS AS "A PLACE OF INTEREST"
    607 11 Country's Apathy Towards Tourist Industry Deplored DEFERENCE to "Malaya's apathy towards the tourist industry was made by Mr. R. Bums, chairman of Raffles Hotel, Ltd., presiding at the annual general meeting of the company yesterday. 1 fully realize that this Is certainly not
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    APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE
    213 11 Echo Of Disappearance Of Labis Indian AROUINO on the grounds that the Judge had misdirected the Jury an the question of common intent, also that there was lnsuflicient evidence of Identity. Mr. B. H. Chla. representing a young Chinese who is under sentence of death, addressed
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    DAMAGES AWARDED TO MOTOR-CAR OWNER
    172 11 nAMAGES of $731 were awarded to a European. J S Major, against the Singapore Municipality yesterday by Mr. Justice Manning in the High Court The ruit was a sequel to an accident in Orove Road last September in which Major's car was extensively damaged. In
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    ALLEGATION OF FALSE PRETENCES
    69 11 lOW Ah Lee, 31-year-old Kheh, clalm- ed trial In the Singapore third court yesterday on a charge that between May 24 and U he falsely represented to a person named I cc Ah Kow that he would sell nim Sl.OOO of forged currency notes for $500
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    Ship's Master Fined $75 On Negligent Driving Charge
    354 11 WILLIAM Henry Hopper, .naster of a vessel at present a: Singapore, appeared in the Singapore traffic court yesterday on a charge of causinn hurt by negligent driving. At the end of the case the charge was amended to one of negligent driving
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    TREE CRASHES ON HUT
    208 11 Man Killed While Washing Hands CIFTY-two-year-old Tun lion Lim, washing his hands .11 a thatched hut. which was rased as a baUi room, at the back of his house 'n Upper Serangoon Road on the evening of June 4, was fatally injured when a coconut tree,
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    22 12 Armoured can of the Home Guard seen in a picturesque setting during exerdtet in the North of Scotland.
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    MOTION PICTURE STUDIO FOR SINGAPORE
    190 12 Application To Eject Tenant From Premises In Balestier A NEW film studio for making motion pictures in Singapore is planned in the Balestier Road district by Messrs^ Shaw Bros., it was stated before the Rent Assessment Board yesterday. Mr. John Layeock, representmj Shaw Bros., applied
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    COUNSEL SAYS "NO POWERS"
    153 12 Request To Board To Reduce Rent *|*HAT the ftent Asae^ment Boarci has no pewer to reduce rent* was i the contention of Mr. John Laycock I be .'ore the Board yesterday. The application was by a tenant. E. W. O. Fernando, to reduce the rent of
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    APPEAL BY CROWN AGAINST ACQUITTAL
    94 12 A N appeal by the Deputy Public Prosecutor against the decision ot a nwgiatrate in the police courts who acquitted Capt. D Marr charge of committing an act of' grew .1 Jcocncy came up before Mr. Justice Worley I the High Court yesterday and will
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    POLICE BAND
    65 12 "pIX Band of Uw Straits Settlement* PoUoe will perform under the direction of Mr. J. C. Hitch, at Katong Park at 5. J0 p m to-morrow:— March, "Light Cavalry," Hermann Btarke: OTerture, "Haydee," Auber: Selection. "Oems o/ Irhh Song." Dents Wright; Valse. "Weln. We»b Ond Ooanf." Jchmui Strauss:
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    ABETMENT OF BREACH OF TRUST ALLEGED
    103 12 CFrom Our Own Correspondent) Malacca, June 17. A. J- MINJOOT, a former Municipal Commissioner and a Justice ol the Peace, appeared on a summons in the Police ourt to-day charging him withrbettln*; J. U de Souza. a Public Works D?partment workshop foreman. in the
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    Detectives Arrest Two Men In Bus Armed With Daggers
    469 12 J^HE story of how a police inspector and detectives stopped a trolley bus, detained six passengers and disarmed two men who carried daggers, was told in the Singapore criminal district court yesterday. The two men who were disarmed were Tan Ah
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    HITLER LIKELY TO RETALIATE SOON AGAINST U.S. MOVE
    386 13 Nazi- American Relations Nearing End, Say Radio Commentators Washington, June 17. THE unanimous view taken by American radio commentators last night was that American and German relations were at breaking point, says Reuter. Many believe that Hitler will quickly retaliate. Government officials
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    Scientists' Part In The War
    183 13 New Means Of Finding Night Raiders London, June 17. DEVEIvOPMENTS cf hteh promise In many directions" in the detection and destruction of enemy planes was mentioned by the Lord Privy Seal Mr. C. R Attlce, in m answer to a question in the House of
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    PETAIN'S APPEAL TO FRANCE
    324 13 Asks Countrymen To Stand Together London, June 17. •OEOPLE of France, you have been j neither bartered away nor be- 1 trayed nor abandoned. Those who| tell you so are lying. They are throwing you into the arms of Communism." Thus declared Marshal Petain, broadcasting on
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    MAY SHIPPING LOSS FIGURES HELD OVER
    45 13 London, June 17. PIS ilated officially in London that as certain number of shipping losses conttnu< j be received late In the month, publtcatioi f the May losses cannot be made to-day at nUcipated and must be postponed.— Beutei
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    U.S. Planes For Africa By Air?
    150 13 Washington Awaiting Bowhill's Arrival New York, June 17. ALL-AIR delivery of American bombers destined for the British forces in Africa was discussed at i the White House last night when President Roosevelt conferred with .officials of the War and Navy Departments, according to the
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    Fresh Details On Loss Of Robin Moor
    126 13 London, June 17. •PHE chief officer or the sunken Amerirart freighter Robin M-or Mr. Melvin Mundy. said he wa-, summoned aboard the German U-boat which sani the vesssl, and repeatedly pleaded with the Nazi commander to spare the ship, according to the Cap*
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    24-Hour R.A.F. Offensive
    378 13 Raids Shipping By Day And Ruhr At Night London, June 17. *T"HE R.A.F. twin offensive against enemy shipping by day and western Germany by night was continued yesterday and last night Visiting the Ruhr and the Rhlneland last night for the aixth recessive nigh;, large forces of
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    Lord Woolton's New Scheme For Distributions Of Eggs And Fish
    293 13 London, June 17. EGGS fish, cheese, oranges, lemons and soft fruit are at present engaging the attention of Britain 3 Food Minister. Lord Woolton. and experts at his Ministry, which stated today that in regard to the scheme for controlled
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    League Baseball At Jalan Besar
    46 15 Stevens, ceatrcflolder f*r the Americans, arrives safely at third base in the fourth inning of the Japanese- American league bisebafl game at Jalan Besar stadium Sunday, which the Japanese won, six t-» four. Nosawa ia <>v the ground. Straits Times picture.
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    SLOW WORK AT KUALA LUMPUR
    238 15 Hazmore In Form (From Oni Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Jane 18. ONLY slow work was done at this moraine's training by hones and ponies preparing for the forthcoming Selangor race mwtinr. Hazmore. who came out late in the morning, was very spirited In a half
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    BILLIARDS
    72 15 fTHE Chinese Companion Athletic Association beat the Municipal Services Club at billiards last Sunday. The results. C.C.A.A. players mentioned first, were: ENGLISH GAME Chan Koon Veen <200> vs. Simon Chons '152); Tan Kong Quan (200) vs Ans Kee Nam (IM>; lan lian Seng (172) vs Loo Chen? Swee (200
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    War Fund Soccer On Sunday
    188 15 A SOCCER match in aid of The War Fund will be pUyfd at Anson Road on Sunday between a. Combined Business II oases' eleven and the Chinese Athletic Association. The game is under the patronare of the President of the Singapore Municipality, Mr. L. Rayman,
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    OAKS' PROBABLES AND JOCKEYS
    62 15 •THE following are the probables and Jockeys for the Oaks, which is being run at Newmarket to-morrow. Frenchkin (Cliff Richards); Plrle rJoneO: Hill Hamp'on (Richardson) Patience <b Wraffi): Precocity ißeary); Commotion Hairy Wraggu Dancing Time (Ferryman* Sunny Dear (Brennan); Sanat«sa (Mahen; B<-au Site <Tav!or): Roman Empress
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    DERBY WILL BE RUN AT NEWMARKET TO-DAY
    579 15 Lambert Simnel Favourite At The Final CaUover London, June 17. THOUGH naturally lacking much of its peace-time glamour, Derby Day, whether in peace or war, is still Derby Day and the war will recede to the background for two minutes to-morrow when 21
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    S.C.F.A. SECURE POINT LEAD IN LEAGUE
    548 15 Heavy Regiment Well Beaten At Anson Road Stadium 5.C.F.A 6; R.A. (Heavy Regiment) 1. "THE R.A. (Heavy Regiment) were no match for the Straitg Chinese Football Association at Anson Road stadium yesterday whin the two teams met in a first division league soccer fixture,
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    Conn Completes Training
    56 15 Potnplon Lakes (NJ.). June 16. BILLY >nn has completed nb training for his 2t- round battle wi.b the heavy weight l<>mpim Joe Louis, on Wednesday. Ths) challenger »-aled 178 poci.ds nd tffi— ii h's la t w"rk >ut« to rtmrring. Conn foufht four times .his /ear and
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    CUSTOMS BEAT AIRPORT 3—1
    179 15 Iskan Nets Twice Customs 3; Airport 1. OCORUiQ one joal In the Jrst ll»e ■3 minute* of piajr and two more In •h* seocni hair of the tjanie. the Custcnu did well to beat the Airport by three goals to one In a seranj division b»
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    JUNIOR BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS
    183 15 HOPES of NIK Abdullah and Abdul Rahtm fEphlru) musing an upset In the men's junior rtmiMff in the Singapore badminton I championships against Ismail bin Mar jan and Adam bin JaiTar (Devonshire) tailed to OMtarialtet at the Clerical Union last night. i when the Utter pair won
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    C.C.A.A. OFFICIALS
    82 15 »THE following are the office-bearers 1 lor 1941 oi the Chinese Companion Athletic Association: President, Koong Khal Kong; vicepresidents, Lim Hock Seng, Ho Quee Phiau, Gaw Khiek Jim, Lim Kok Tal, Tan Chee Ton*, Wong Yuk Chim. Khoo Hock Tlan, Wong Yuk Hong, treasurer, Chan Koon Yeen; secretary,
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    R.A.M.C. WIN 3—2
    27 15 rl R.AMC. bMt the ».A. IBM.) By three coals to two In a second division ia) league soccer fixture plaped at Gillraan Barracks yesterday.
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    TENGAH AIRMEN WIN
    26 15 TTHE R.A.P. (Tengah) teat the Signals by six goals to three in a wrond d'vHn (a) learue soccer match piayed at Tengah yesterday.,
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    SINGAPORE LAWN TENNIS
    543 15 Hee Chin And Koh In Fine Form BY scoring a brilliant victory yesterday orcr the Japanese pair. T. Okamo.o and S. Matsukawa, Lim lie* Chin anil C. V. Koh bare entered the »fmi-fiual» of the men's doubles event in the Singapore lawn tennis championship* which ar« being
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    WEEK-END'S EVENTS AT THE YACHT CLUB
    130 15 THE following i« the weet-end's pro- eramme at the Royal Singapore Yacht Club On Friday ther» will be the usual afternoon racrs for all classps, starting at 5.23 p m. for "A" class and 5.25 p.m. Tor other classes. On Sunday "C" class will
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    WASEDA LOSE BASEBALL TITLE TO HOSEI
    86 15 Tokio, June 17. I LOSING to Keio University, seven to; three, Waseda Univerv'.y's base-, bailers lost the Six University League championship to Hosei University. Hosei won seven games, losi two and tied one. while Wi^da won seven an»l lost three. In a double-header at
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    Prisons Beat Medicals In Johore Bahru Soccer
    206 15 (Prom Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru, June 15. SCORING all their goals m the first half, the Prisons defeated the [Medicals by three goals to two in a league match at the town padang today. Aggressors for most of the time, the Prisons
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    DESPERATE AXIS BIDS TO HALT BRITISH ADVANCE IN LIBYA FAIL
    652 16 Fierce Fighting Near The Border And Bardia Cairo, June 17. M ANY determine d enemy attempts to stem the British offensive in the Western Desert have so far been repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy," according to to-day's British
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    Break-down Of Japanese Talks With Dutch JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED
    409 16 Break-down Of Japanese Talks With Dutch JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED Batavia, June 17. "DOTH the Netherlands Indies and the Japanese delegations regret that the economic negotiations which have been conducted between them have unfortunately come to a conclusion with unsatisfactory results," stated a joint communique issued by the Japanese and Dutch
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    JAPANESE ENVOY IN LONDON LEAVES
    135 16 London, June IT. MX. M. ahlKrmil.su, the Japanese Ambassador in London, lias left on the first .stage of his journey to Toklo. According to present arrang- menu tile Ambassador will return to his poet in London when his conversations with Mr. V. Matsuoka the Japanese
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    TOKIO SILENT ON U.S. OIL MOVE
    53 16 Tolclo, June 17. QFFICIAL circles decline to comment on a report that an embargo has been placed on a Japanese ship loaded with oil from Philadelphia, says the Dome! news agency. Officials state they are awaiting official information. Dome! adds that a sensation has
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    Vichy Warship Sunk Off Syria
    375 16 London, June 17. I A FRENCH destroyer was sunk off Syria and seven members of the crew were drowned during an »lr and naval battle. It was officially announced in Vichy to-day, reports United Press. The destroyer was sunk in the course of a French
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